The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 12, 1912, SECTION FOUR, Image 52

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Newspaper Page TextA ------ TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 12, 1913. ., i i - J HUNDLEY AT HELHl MEN WHO FIGTJEED IN SANTA MONICA ROAD RACE AND RECORD OF SPEED CONTESTS SINCE 1895 MOTOR SPEED SETS "He That Hath an Ear" EXPERTS THINKING Marion Company Reorganized, Stock Increased Million. gl LET HIM HEAR THE S0N0RA ELECTRIC HORN Archer & Wiggins Company Oak Street, Corner Sixth Purveyors of Auto and Sporting Goods In 17 Years Record Jumps From 7.5 to 78.5 Miles Hour According to Statistics. . NEW FACTORY IS SECURED LIMIT IS ABOUT REACHED automobile Inotead of Hor oa Kara! Free IXUrerj Route la Given Trt and Fou-nd More Efficient and Economlcil. BT PACT. J. FEELT. When "Teddy" TelaiafT ant Ma Riant Flat whlxjtl aero t tape at Pant MonJra. winning th cla.aic of Wt rn motor car ftfntj In record tltn, ho et a apd mark that pave tta "ancient" automol II. fan a chance to uncork aom Imereattna" "dopo." Aa tfi.ntlc atitntlca show that motor car ap4 haa loapad from 7. mil an hear to 7S I In IT years. Little did the driver of the wlnninar rurya. In the Ttmea-Herald rare of lf dream that In a few year the ronrse he nnlehed In a little Ire than 10 boar would b made In leaa than or. hour. That event, born In Chlra-a-n. Initiated road racing. The dla tanc vii TO miln It la said that the donor of the cup for the race, stationed at the Bnlahlr.a; point Brew weary wait In for the nr.t car to dah by and proceeded to drown hta disappoint ment In the bowl of cheer. Tltae Reewrd hattered. Purina- the paot 17 years there have been more than 0 road races, and the average speed ha rllmhed up nntll last year the hlchest record wa mad bv Itarvey Herrlck over the Santa Uonlca course, an averase of 74 l miles an hour. Herrlck drove a Na tional ard the distance was 201 miles. Keen rarlna judaes predicted that hi time would atand for several year. Then the Lo Anfrele driver Tet laff shattered It one year later over the same course, with 100 miles added to the distance. Everything- wa primed for record-breaklna- time when the speed mon sters shot acroxs the atartlnir line. The road has been Improved to Its highest point of efficiency nd ome of th sharp curves of 110 cut down. Tet laff. howe-er. la entitled to all th credit Klven htm. for he drove one of the most skillful race ever seen on any track. Motor car experts assert that it will k many year before TetxlafT record I. even equaled, much lees broken. The)- say It will be Impossible to per form the feat on any of the present road courses other than th Santa Monica. see - Barney OWfleld' attempt to "com back- proved a sad failure. II was handicapped In getting the bad breaks of luck and did not show the dare- ' devil rerklessnes characteristic of hi early day performances. CMdfleld, alone with Tetslaff and Caleb Brigs. drove a 110-horsepower Flat. lavld Bruce Brown, the favorite. i finished third. His failure to Jud- the speed his tire would stand loat ' him the race. He was set tack sev eral times by belnr forced to dash Into the pit for a change of wheel cushion. BrajrK. who came In second. Is aald to be a multimillionaire. Braa-; haa broken several road records around Southern California. A team entered In the bin free-for-all which attracted considerable fav orable comment was made up of two Ktutz cars. Although they were en tirely out of their class, the two mid get entries made a good showing. I They had less trouble than any other car In the race. In the light car veP.t, the Maxwell, driven by George Joermann, won after a coals tent race. Two Flanders fin ished seconJ and third. Teats Mad ea Mall Urates. Recently a test was made on one of th II. K. D. routes running out of El dorado. O. to see how much more effi cient, aa well as economical, wa an automobile In place of horse and wagon. The car which made the test wai a Brush runabout. Th distance wa a little over St mile, ami the run was made In 3 hours and 1J minutes, making 1J5 stop. Th motor ws never stopped from the time ' It was started In town until th car was placed In the shed after th run. The cost of gasoline and oil for this trip was about It cents. The K. F. D. carrier who has been covering this route has been compelled to keep two horses, at a coat of (0 cents a day. It usuaily took him about six hoars to make the run with on horse and wagon. At (he last meeting of the National Association of Automobile Manufactur ers It wa decided to form a circuit of local shew. For the past two month th maker have been at work trying to reduce th number of local shows, which they think have grown beyond all reason. Rules of the association prohibit the manufacturer, as such, taking part In any looal show, but In th event that Ms dealer takes space he may send a show chsssla. a salesman or salesmen, literature and contribute to the adver tising. With upwards of 70 local shows In the field, the manufacturer found the call upon them too severe. CI remit Is Plana. The association will not attempt to prevent the holding of any local show, but it will form a circuit embracing th principal cities, so arranging date that they will not conflict, and that each show In th circuit will be as cured of a reasonable amount of co operation on th part of th manufac turers. It I quite conceivable that un. der these circumstances manufacturer will deem It advantageous to confine . their attention to circuit show aJmost exclusively. see Although a large number of motor trucks have been distributed among Portland business houses, there are still a great many firm using th horse. Some are still depending on other concerns to care for their trans- K-tCr KECORD Vr. Race. JW1J Santa Monica lull .santa Moolca .......... 1011 Klein 1!0 snta Mjnlca Palermo Cup llr Rlv,rhfid. t I 1IV. Klorlo f,ip 1W ;rand Prim I'.mis Orn rts. ...... ..... lwoT firand lri 1 Sicilian lrcult 1?h Flro Cup Ik4 Vndrbtlt Cop lm.l Pari-Madrld 1-jiij Ori-uit d Ardnoe.... imii i)rdofl tfnntl V'l f rl- lt'r!-MUx 3 Tim- Hrld Distance. ."- mllaa... .........102 miles.. . miles... 2i2 miles... i'X) km.. ... IIS mile... &s km ...411 .9'2 km.. ........ .'I'.i't km.. 7H.fc1 km.. 247 km ST km JS4 miles... km SI 2 km DOS km i.tr. km To mile.. . - - - - ' -. x.ia?'' --rXeVw taw aiiiiseifa 'ia .n!s"4''. ;- . jv, 'r'rr 'c "'"A F I ' :.T-?,' T'll U J ct .C?- r . MMSe- portatlon. They have held to this sys tem In spit of th aggressiveness of truck salesmen. "On th whole, th businesses that have failed to Install motor trucks are known In the Industrial world as very conservative and of little commercial Importance." say an automobile writer. "Their failure to establish the modern and most efficient transportation device the motor truck speaks of a busi ness Inconsistency that dominates their policy. "These concern will tell their cus tomer what It costs to produce their goods to th fraction of'a cent, but the cost of delivery Is not Included. . They have never figured It out. and treat It as though ,lt were an Item to be put down in profit and loss. They do not top to consider that the greatest In dustry In the world Is that represented by the railroads. Likewise they have not considered that the transportation of their products to the market of the consumer can be put on a scientific basis." OLD ENGINE FAVORITE FIRST SLEEVE-YALVK STILL IX rSK. MOTOR Knight' Partner Clings to Original Machine TTvat Won Chicago Men Fame and Fortune. Attention I called to the original Silent Knight motor, built In Chicago In the Summer of 1107 by Knight A KUbourne, by the sailing of L. B. Kll bourne for England to visit at his partner' Warwickshire home. Before leaving Chicago Mr. KUbourne gave orders to hav the famous old motor Installed In a new chassis so that upon his return he can have a modernised automobile to continue FOR IT YEARS. Car. Miles per hour. riat 7S.8 National 74.S3 National A. 42 Lozler 71.30 l.ion Peugeot 84.2 Bulck ..70. Klat 74.15 Delate SO. Flat 65-1 Flat 70. DeDeoo Bouton. .Jf. Klat 72. Panhard R2.2S Mora 1 Napier M.8 Naplar .......... .84.5 Mars 43 3 I'uryee. T. .. JJ-' t.MI i V."' t-l touring. To date the first Knight motor ever put In a car haa totaled 150.000 miles of service. Truth furnishes an even more Inter esting story of this motor's achieve ments than a writer of fiction might prepare. Built In the Knight A KU bourne shop In Chicago by Charles Y. Knight, who wa certain he had hit upon a revolutionary mechanical fea ture for automobile engines, and placed In commission five and a half years ago, the sleeve-valve engine ran 10U0 mile on Illinois roads before the In ventor shipped tt to Europe to demon strate to engineer by a series of strenuous tests that his principle was what should be sdopted to insure a Convertible Stevens -Duryea rrinaiif m f itt,"'M1 sir Ik " IK -St r - -vs . '-T -' 'ill mamlxum of reliability, flexibility and silence, as well as th greatest amount of power. Mr. Knight used the engine In all the British and continental demonstra tion to engineer and makers. In two and a -half years the motor wa run more than 76.000 miles In shop and track tests at the Daimler works, Cov entry, England, and in prominent Euro pean factories, such as the Panhard and Mercedes. In some of the plants the engineer thrtce requested long horsepower nd speed tests. The Camorrlt trial In Italy lias contrib uted a phrase to our Ananias literature. One of th accuned called a detective wlt rftm "t.fKwyrtlo-hor.pom-er llnr." Xi ... 1 T Wt.: . Tk Wfm.. f JaaKUfcaaiSV Write or Call for Catalogue Graham Motor Car Co. Fifteenth and Washington Sts., Portland, Oregon . John X. Willys, of Overland Fame, and Head of American motors Company Now "Control Indiana Concern- News has been received by I. E. Crowe, Marion agent for Oregon, of the reorganisation of the Marlon Mo tor Car Company, of Indianapolis. Ne gotiations, which have been In prog ress for some weeks, were completed In the Hoosier metropolis last week. Through the reorganization the com pany's capitalization is boosted from $100,000 to $1,125,000. with $625,000 common stock and $600,000 preferred. The reins of the company fall Into the hands of J. I. Handley, best known as president of the American Motors Company, of Indianapolis, maker of the American underslung cars. Ho will continue to hold thl .position. Mr. Handley formerly was vice-president of the United States Motors Company of New York. The major portion of stock in the reorganised Marlon Com pany ha been taken by President Handley and John N. Willys, president of the Willys-Overland Company of Toledo. Arrangements are already being made. Mr. Handley announces, for an other large and modern plant In addi tion to the one It now possesses In Indianapolis. It is also stated on good authority that the next fornlght will see the an nouncement of a new Marlon person nel, which will Include the name of several men of National prominence In the motor-car industry. Handley has been quietly recruiting from the lieutenants of his biggest competitors. Advice from Indianapoli states that there is absolutely no connection or affiliation between the Marlon and the Overland companies or the Amer ican Motors Company. The new com pany will be an absolutely independ ent and self-contained organization and will continue the manufacture of the two styles of touring car. IS PROSPEROUS TEAR FOR ORE GON' DEALERS SEEN. Southern Trip Convinces Halllwell Manager Agents Are Due for a Record-Breaking Season. After visiting every town on the Southern Pacific line between Port land and Klamath Falls. W. J. Wor then, district manager of the Halllwell Company, is firm in the belief that Oregon automobile dealers are due for a prosperous year and that business will continue to be brisk throughout the Summer and early Fall. During his trip Mr. Worthen declares that he saw no evidence of the "hard times" that usually precede a Presi dential election. On the contrary, he says, he noted nothing but signs of prosperity and heard little talk of record sales from, the small town dealers. "I found Fred Mullln, of the Maaach garage, in Eugene, howling because he could not get enough cars to keep up with his orders," says the Warner speedometer man. "That sentiment is typical of the southern part of the state. Mark Richard, of Corvallis, is doing a fine business with the W'inton and Chalmers, and Steenstrap & Flynn, of Medford. told me they have made more sales this far In 1918 than they did during all of 1911. "I asked a Medford man whom he thought would be our next President. He replied that he didn't know much about that, but he was positive Steen strap would be the next Mayor of Med ford." Worthen has a good word for the White Pelican1 garage at Klamath Falls. He says that no expense was spared to make It one of the most complete and convenient In the state. Likewise, he was much Impressed with the attitude Southern Oregon people have toward the Pacific Highway. "The familiar white sign of the Pa cific Highway, was to be seen frequent ly and everyone Is boosting for the road," says Worthen. "At every op portunity the county official are Im proving It." A "TWO-PURPOSE" CAR WITH THREE USES m Family Closed Car s Touring; Car, top up Touring Car, top down g To latest Strvtss-Daryaa pros' act! ea EE X Atterbury Truck Colombia Carriage & Auto Works, Atrta. 209-211 Front Street Phone Main 2891 General Auto Bepairing. Bodies and Wheels Built to Order. AUBURN BALL0U8 WRIGHT Largest Stock Automobile Accessories M. & W, G. & J. and Hartford Tires, Monogram Oils 80-82 Seventh St, Cor. Oak. Portland. Or. MOTORCYCLES INDIAN AND EMBLEM BALLOU & WRIGHT, 80-82 Seventh Street, Cor. Oak BOWSER Crowe Auto Co. Sixteenth and Alder Streets RAMBLER STUTZ MARION K-R-I-T MAIS TRUCK (Gear Driven) The Best American-Made Truck Distributers for Oregon and Southern Washington. CHANSLOR & LYON Motor Supply Company "Everything But The Automobile' At lowest possible prices consistent with highest possible quality. 627 Washington Street Marshall 1018, A 7633 Seattle, Spokane, San Francisco, Fresno, Los Angeles FORD Ford Motor B. E. Sleret, Pre, aad Mgr E. 8 th Vnlraulainz & Rrf readlnK. H. K. BI.OUBK I 'l .-a I V. Mh THE AMERICAN 1813 TJNDERSLUNO. Nob Hill Garage & Auto Co., Inc. 90-B0 Kearney St, Bttlrwa Tweutr-Hr.t and Twenty-aecond. APPERSON STEARNS REO NORTHWEST AUTO CO. DISTRIBUTORS F. W. VOGLER, President 617 Washington Street. PREER CUTLERY & TOOL GO. Headquarters for Shop Supplies and Automobile Tools 74 SIXTH AND 311 OAK STREETS Schacht Motor Car Co. COMMERCIAL AND PLEASURE CARS COR. FIFTH AND HOYT STS. Our Motto: "Quality and a Square Deal' Western Hardware & Auto Supply Co. SEVENTH AND PINE STREETS Vulcanizing, Hardware and Auto Supplies. - phones: Main 8828, Home A 2016. Auburn Motor Car Co- E0BT. SIMPSON, Mgr. 505-7 Burnside Street A 7339. Main 2674. GASOLINE and OIL TANKS storage: systems for pitblici a.vd pri vate GARAGES . . D. Stoddard. Aart. 5 Columliia illdc. Bala ' JOHN DEERE PLOW CO. Northwest Distributors, EAST MORRISON AND SECOND STS. Phones: E. 3887',' B 1625. The car that comes fully equipped Best for the Money Car Agency ad nawthorne Ave. Pfcoae Eat 648. TIRES In In rm5 Phones Main 7179, A 4959.